The Jewish Wars

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson | 31.01.2011

Based on the authorized biography, Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story, by Anna Mieszkowska, this movie, directed by John Kent Harrison, is a must-view for all historians and those interested in the Holocaust movie genre.
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A Zionist Journal in the Concentration Camp

Julia Brauch | 31.12.2010

Nitzotz. The Spark of Resistance in Kovno Ghetto and Dachau-Kaufering Concentration Camp.Edited and with an Introduction by Laura WeinribTranslated by Estee Weinrib
Syracuse University Press 2009
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The Separation of Early Christianity from Judaism

31.10.2010

Book review:Marianne Dacy: The Separation of Early Christianity from Judaism.
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Nazis for Jesus/Jesus for Nazis

Fishman-Duker, Rivkah | 31.05.2010

Book review of The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany by Susannah Heschel. Princeton University Press, 2008, 339 pp.
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Good Neighbors, Bad Times

Jerusalem: the city of two peaces

Lewis Gropp* | 31.01.2010

Jerusalem is a central point of reference for the three great monotheist faiths. King David made the city the political and religious capital of Israel, creating a centre for Judaism within and beyond the region. Jerusalem is a holy city for Christians as the place of Jesus of Nazareth's teaching, crucifixion and resurrection. It was here too that the first community of early Christians proclaimed their religion. And for Muslims, the city is traditionally the third most holy in Islam after Mecca and Medina. Before they prayed facing the Kaaba in Mecca, the most sacred site for Muslims, they directed their prayers towards Jerusalem.
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